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Ten Businesses You Could Buy to Escape the Apocalypse
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 11, 2025
London, June 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In 2025 we live in an increasingly unstable world, where many people are searching for financial and personal security. If you’re looking for a chance to reset and escape somewhere a bit less chaotic,...
Governor General Officiates at USP Tonga Campus Graduation
Solomon Islands Government
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October 5, 2023
Governor General and Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific (USP) His Excellency Sir David Vunagi, GCMG, KStJ, officiated at the USP Tonga Campus graduation ceremony on Thursday 5th October 2023. As Chancellor of the University, the...
NZ Māori Tourism Shares Māori Culture With Tongan Delegation In A Cultural Exchange
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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September 6, 2023
A Tongan delegation led by the CEO of the Ministry of Tourism, Mr. Viliami Takau traveled to New Zealand on the 23rd – 30th August, 2023 organized by the NZ Māori Tourism. The ‘Māori-Tonga Cultural Exchange’ included visiting different Māori...
DFPI Moves to Halt $11.8 Million Stockton-Based Securities Fraud Targeting Tongan Community
California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation
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September 21, 2023
Download this press release (PDF) SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced today that it has ordered Tilila Siola’a Walker-Sumchai of Stockton, California, and four entities under her control...
DFPI Moves to Halt $11.8 Million Stockton-Based Securities Fraud Targeting Tongan Community
California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation
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September 21, 2023
Download this press release (PDF) SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced today that it has ordered Tilila Siola’a Walker-Sumchai of Stockton, California, and four entities under her control...
Discover the Exquisite Delights of Tongan Cuisine
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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July 14, 2023
Tonga, a land filled with breathtaking islands and more attractions than you can count, beckons travellers to embark on a journey of unforgettable experiences. But amidst the wonders that await, there’s one mouthwatering aspect that demands...
Community engagement highlighted as rat removal operation on Late Island in Tonga moves forward
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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July 18, 2023
07 July 2023, Nukualofa Tonga - The Kingdom of Tonga is a step closer to implementing an operation to remove rats from the uninhabited Late Island following successful community and stakeholder consultations in Vavau last month. The first of the...
Planning underway for Tonga’s participation at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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June 22, 2023
On the 6th of June 2023, Mr. Viliami Takau CEO of the Ministry of Tourism (Commissioner for Tonga’s booth) attended the International Planning Meetings (IPM) 2023 which was held at the Hyatt Regency in Osaka, Kansai, Japan together with Ms. Simata...
Tonga: Global education union movement in solidarity after devastating volcanic eruption
Education International
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March 11, 2022
Union renewal and development Together we build union power published 11 March 2022 updated 11 March 2022 Education International has launched an Urgent Action Appeal after being contacted by its member organisation in Tonga, the Friendly Islands...
Pacific Tourism Organisation And Its Membership To Benefit From Gender Mainstreaming Exercise
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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March 8, 2023
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) will partner with the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI) to conduct an organisational gender audit and boost the mainstreaming of the economic empowerment of...
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY THE MINSITER OF EDUCATION, SPORTS AND CULTURE; HON. SEUULA IOANE AT THE APTC SAMOA GRADUATION 2023 – (16 March 2023)
Government of Samoa
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March 16, 2023
SAMOA, March 16 - Rev. Seilala Luamanuvae Ministers of Cabinet Members of the Parliament Ms Claire McGeechan, Australian Deputy High Commissioner to Samoa Chief Executive Officers of Government Agencies and Private Sectors Nicki Baird, APTC...
UN Foundation to Convene Young Thinkers and Activists for 2023 Big Brainstorm
Benzinga
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February 15, 2023
The third annual event will provide an open, intergenerational platform for young people to design their future WASHINGTON (PRWEB) February 15, 2023 The United Nations Foundation announced today that the 2023 Big Brainstorm will take place...
UN Foundation to Convene Young Thinkers and Activists for 2023 Big Brainstorm
Benzinga
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February 15, 2023
The third annual event will provide an open, intergenerational platform for young people to design their future WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The United Nations Foundation announced today that the 2023 Big Brainstorm will take...
2023, our 30th Anniversary, a year of recommitment to our vision and journey towards Pacific sustainability, resilience and wellbeing through safeguarding our island culture and heritage
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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January 31, 2023
By Mr Sefanaia Nawadra, Director General, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) I am excited for 2023 as our 30th anniversary and as the winds of political change sweep through our region in recent months – Australia,...
Kai Pasifika Promotes Pacific Culture and Cuisine
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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January 18, 2023
Through a collaborative partnership between Pacific Trade Invest New Zealand, Homeland and the Pacific Connections Team of New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Kai Pasifika is a unique approach to assisting the recovery of Pacific...
Some 120 Religious Leaders From the Asia Pacific Region Celebrated the First Anniversary of the Pacific Christian Leadership Conference (PCLC)
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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October 27, 2022
Washington, DC, Oct. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Engaging Christian Cooperation to Strengthen Families: UPF’s Pacific Christian Leadership Conference Celebrates 1st Anniversary - QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES On Oct. 26, 2022,...
Some 120 Religious Leaders From the Asia Pacific Region Celebrated the First Anniversary of the Pacific Christian Leadership Conference (PCLC)
Benzinga
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October 28, 2022
Washington, DC, Oct. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Engaging Christian Cooperation to Strengthen Families: UPF's Pacific Christian Leadership Conference Celebrates 1st Anniversary - QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES On Oct. 26, 2022,...
Empowering indigenous private sector through e-Commerce: A Ka Hao & Pacific Trade Invest NZ partnership
EIN Presswire
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August 29, 2022
PERTH, AUSTRALIA, August 29, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Blue Pacific continent is home to some of the world's most beautiful beaches, pristine waters, and spectacular volcanic landscapes, with an abundance of natural resources. However, our...
Empowering indigenous private sector through e-Commerce: A Ka Hao & Pacific Trade Invest NZ partnership
EIN Presswire
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August 29, 2022
PERTH, AUSTRALIA, August 29, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Blue Pacific continent is home to some of the world's most beautiful beaches, pristine waters, and spectacular volcanic landscapes, with an abundance of natural resources. However, our...
Children’s Home Society of North Carolina Launches New Reality Series to Recruit Foster Families
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 1, 2025
Greensboro, NC, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This July, Children’s Home Society of North Carolina (CHS) will debut a first of its kind online reality series following a family through the foster care licensing process. “Real Families, Real...